Council calls on the government to ban the sale of single-use disposable vapes

The government’s consultation on its ‘smoke-free generation’ plans closed in December. One of the measures that the plans raised was tackling the “worrying rise in vaping among children.” Under consideration were measures to “reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to children while ensuring they remain available as a quit tool for smokers.”

Sheffield City Council has joined calls from ministers and councils across the country for the government to tackle the issue.

Following a full council meeting, Tom Hunt, councillor and leader of Sheffield City Council, said, “We’re already working hard in the city to reduce smoking, which still causes many preventable deaths each year. Vaping has been shown to help adult smokers quit, but if you don’t smoke, you shouldn’t start vaping.